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How Iran could respond to the US strikes
Frank GardnerBBC security correspondent
ReutersIran has responded furiously to the overnight US airstrikes on three of its nuclear sites, vowing what it calls “everlasting consequences”.
But beyond the words, there will be feverish discussions taking place at the highest level inside Iran’s security and intelligence establishment.
Should they escalate the conflict through retaliation against US interests, or, as US President Donald Trump has called on them to do, negotiate, which in practice means giving up all nuclear enrichment inside Iran?
This internal debate will be taking place at a time when many senior Iranian commanders will be looking over their shoulders, wondering if they are about to be the next target of an Israeli precision airstrike or whether someone in the room has already betrayed them to Mossad, Israel’s overseas spy agency.
Broadly speaking, there are three different strategic courses of action now open to Iran. None of them are risk free and uppermost in the minds of those taking the decisions will be the survival of the Islamic Republic regime.
Retaliate hard and soon
Many will be baying for blood. Iran has been humiliated, first by Israel, now by what it has often in the past called ‘the Great Satan’, its term for the US.
Iran’s ongoing exchange of fire with Israel continues into its tenth day but retaliating against the US brings a whole new level of risk, not just for Iran but for the whole region.
Iran is believed to retain about half of its original stock of around 3,000 missiles, having used up and lost the remainder in exchanges of fire with Israel.
Iran has a target list of around 20 US bases to choose from in the broader Middle East.
One of the nearest and most obvious is the sprawling headquarters of the powerful US Navy’s Fifth Fleet at Mina Salman in Bahrain. But Iran may be reluctant to strike at a neighbouring Gulf Arab state. More likely, perhaps, would be to use its proxies in Iraq and Syria to attack any one of the relatively isolated US bases at At-Tanf, Ain Al-Asad or Erbil. Iran has form here.
When Trump ordered the assassination of Iran’s Quds Force leader Qassim Suleimani in 2020, Iran responded by targeting US military personnel in Iraq but avoided killing any by giving prior notice. It may not do so this time.
ReutersIran could also launch ‘swarm attacks’ on US Navy warships using drones and fast torpedo boats, something that the Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy has practiced exhaustively over the years.
The aim, if it went down this route, would be to overwhelm US naval defences through sheer numbers. It could also ask its allies in Yemen, the Houthis, to resume their attacks on Western shipping passing between the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.
There are also economic targets Iran could strike, but this would antagonise its Gulf Arab neighbours who have recently reached an uneasy modus vivendi with the Islamic Republic.
The biggest and most damaging target here would be choking off the vital Strait of Hormuz, through which over 20 per cent of the world’s oil supplies pass daily. Iran could do this by sowing sea mines, creating a lethal hazard for both naval and commercial shipping.
Then there is cyber. Iran, along with North Korea, Russia and China, has a sophisticated offensive cyber capability. Inserting destructive malware into US networks or businesses is undoubtedly one option under consideration.
AFP via Getty ImagesRetaliate later
This would mean waiting until the current tension has subsided and launching a surprise attack at a time of Iran’s choosing, when US bases were no longer on maximum alert.
Such an attack could also target US diplomatic, consular or trade missions, or extend to the assassination of individuals. The risk here for Iran, of course, is that it would likely invoke renewed US attacks just as ordinary Iranians are returning to normal life.
Trump says Iran must make peace or face future attacks after US strikes
Don’t retaliate
This would take enormous restraint on Iran’s part but it would spare it from further US attacks. It could even choose the diplomatic route and rejoin negotiations with the US, although Iran’s foreign minister pointed out that Iran never left those negotiations, that it was, in his words, Israel and the US that blew them up.
But restarting the US-Iran negotiations in Muscat, Rome or wherever, would only be worth doing if Iran was prepared to accept the red line that both the US and Israel are insisting on. Namely that for Iran to keep its civil nuclear programme, it must send all uranium outside the country for enrichment.
Doing nothing after taking such a battering also makes the Iranian regime look weak, especially after all its warnings of dire repercussions if the US did attack. In the end it may decide that the risk of weakening its grip on its population outweighs the cost of any further US attacks. Visit our Homepages and Facebook pages
Vance says ‘up to the Israelis’ whether to take out Iranian supreme leader
Iranian supreme leader : Vice President Vance said hours after the United States bombed three Iranian nuclear sites that it’s up to Israel if they want to try to kill Iran’s supreme leader.
“Well, look, that’s up to the Israelis, but our view has been very clear that we don’t want a regime change,” Vance said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” when asked if the U.S. supports killing the Iranian leader.
“We do not want to protract this or build this out any more than it’s already been built out. We want to end their nuclear program, and then we want to talk to the Iranians about a long-term settlement here,” he told host Kristen Welker. “We believe very strongly that there are two pathways.”
President Trump on Sunday night described the bombings on the Iranian nuclear sites as a “spectacular military success” and called on Tehran to make a peace deal quickly while warning it would face more attacks.
Vance on Sunday said Iran has an opportunity to “take the smart path.”
“There’s a pathway where Iran continues to fund terrorism, continues to try to build a nuclear program, attacks American troops. That’s the bad pathway for Iran, and it will be met with overwhelming force. There’s another pathway on the table here. There’s a pathway where Iran integrates itself into the international community, stops funding terrorism and stops trying to pursue a nuclear weapon,” Vance said. “This is a reset. This is an opportunity for the Iranians to take the smart path. We certainly hope that they will.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth similarly said Iran faces a choice between a negotiated settlement or an escalating conflict with the U.S. after strikes hit three nuclear sites in the country on Saturday.
“Now is the time to come forward for peace,” Hegseth told reporters at the Pentagon on Sunday morning along with Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine.
“And I think Tehran is certainly calculating the reality that planes flew from the middle of America and Missouri overnight, completely undetected over three of their most highly sensitive sites, and we were able to destroy nuclear capabilities,” Hegseth added. Visit our Facebook and Homepage for latest news update.
How the chipmaker evolved from a gaming startup to an AI giant
Over the past two decades, Nvidia (NVDA) has skyrocketed into global conversation.
The semiconductor company is considered an international leader in the design and manufacturing of computer chips and helped revolutionize the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).
Beyond its strengths in the gaming, data, and AI fields, Nvidia announced plans this March for a quantum research center in Boston, where CEO Jensen Huang said researchers could tackle problems from drug discovery to materials development.
Here’s a look at Nvidia’s path to where it is today, from creating hardware for the gaming industry to designing the chips that power AI.
On April 5, 1993, Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem founded Nvidia with an initial focus on designing and producing 3D graphics processors for computing and video games.
The company’s first product release, the multimedia processor NV1, didn’t get the reception the founders were hoping for. What followed was a financial situation so dire that Nvidia laid off half its staff, leading to its unofficial motto: “Our company is 30 days from going out of business.”
In addition to the NV1’s unimpressive return, a partnership that Nvidia had forged with Japanese video game company Sega to produce console graphics chips fell through, adding to the pressure. However, even as it pivoted to another company for chips, Sega invested $5 million in Nvidia — funding which allowed Nvidia to survive going out of business.
Despite financial challenges and a smaller team, Nvidia released its next chip in 1997. It was a success. RIVA 128 allowed for support of high-resolution 2D and 3D graphics, and over a million units were sold in its first four months of sales.
With the foundation of RIVA 128 sales, Nvidia produced RIVA TNT, which further cemented its place in the industry with better image quality and performance. Two years later, on Jan. 22, 1999, Nvidia went public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at $12 a share, and by May, it shipped out its 10,000,000th graphics processor.
Later in 1999, Nvidia released GeForce 256, calling it the world’s first “Graphics Processing Unit.” By marketing the chip directly to customers instead of just including it within a device or console, the company popularized the term “GPU.”
With their ability to break larger tasks into smaller ones that could run at the same time, known as parallel processing, GPUs took on the heavy workload of powering graphics. It allowed devices to work on other processing functions faster, which meant GeForce 256 offered smoother, faster, and more realistic graphics.
Weird-shaped notebooks make me want to write again
Andru Marino is an audio and video producer at The Verge. “I make videos on our YouTube / TikTok / Instagram channels, and have produced our podcasts like Vergecast, Decoder, and Why’d You Push That Button?” He also keeps a lot of notes, and his latest favorite places to keep them are the Triangle and Sidekick notebooks. I asked him about them.
Where did you first hear about these notebooks?
I don’t really remember when I first saw the Triangle Notebook. It was probably an Instagram ad. I had kept a link to the notebook’s website in a browser tab on my phone for a few months and kept thinking about it.
When did you buy it, and what went into the decision?
I bought it in April, and what really attracted me was how weird it was. Why does the notebook need to be a triangle? Oh, it opens up into a square! Wow, I love that! The main reason I use paper is to doodle, and I thought this shape would inspire me to doodle differently.
And then I saw this company also made another notebook called the Sidekick that basically looks like an L when opened, so it is angled alongside your computer keyboard. That was so wacky to me. So I bought that one too.
What do you like about them?
This seems more like an art experiment than anything. I love objects that make you rethink how they are used. I typically have Post-it notes or a spiral notebook on my desk so I can write something down or doodle during a meeting. The Sidekick doesn’t take up a ton of space on my desk either opened or closed.
The Triangle Notebook is actually great for using on your lap or other unconventional surfaces, as it is pretty sturdy and lays flat on its spine.
Both notebooks also encourage me to use my handwriting more, which was a New Year’s resolution I had.
Is there anything about them that you dislike, or that you think could be improved?
I am not entirely sure if it makes sense to take notes on an L-shaped piece of paper, but that is just what makes the Sidekick different.
The Triangle Notebook could have a few more pages in it. It is nicely bound and sort of expensive ($33), so I would like to get more use out of it. Also it is so long! I don’t know where to store it.
And the pages don’t tear out very easily. I’d love to give someone a note on a weird-shaped piece of paper.
Who would you recommend it to?
I’d recommend the Sidekick to an artist who wants to doodle during meetings — which is why I bought this. But I can also see it working for someone who draws on a tablet and wants to briefly write down some notes about what they are working on.
I don’t know who I would recommend the Triangle Notebook to besides someone who likes weird objects. I’d love to know if someone feels like they do their best work on a triangle-shaped notebook.
You started this by saying you hoped these notebooks would inspire you to doodle differently. Have they?
So far, no. My notes look the same mess as ever, but it has encouraged me to doodle more and write more, so that makes me happy.
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Triangle-shaped notebook that opens into a square.
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Notebook shaped like an “L” to wrap around your keyboard.
Rafael Devers goes deep vs. Red Sox for 1st homer as Giant
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Jesse Rogers
SAN FRANCISCO — A day after going 0-for-5 against the Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants designated hitter Rafael Devers smacked his first home run in his new uniform against his former team, taking good friend Brayan Bello out to left field in the bottom of the third inning Saturday.
“He’s my brother out there. But we know once we cross that line, we’re competing with each other, and whoever wins, wins,” Devers said of Bello through an interpreter after the game. “It was us this time.”
Devers, 28, belted the 0-1 fastball to straightaway left field for a two-run shot, extending the Giants’ lead to 3-0. San Francisco fought off a late rally by Boston to win 3-2.
Devers, who finished 1-for-4, was asked if the homer was extra special, considering his stunning departure from the Red Sox just a week ago.
“Nothing more special than any other home run that I’ve hit,” Devers said. “I’m just happy I could contribute to the team’s win.”
It came a day after Devers hit a ball that was caught at the wall in left-center but would have been a home run in five of MLB’s 30 parks — and likely would have bounced off the Green Monster at Boston’s Fenway Park. Saturday’s blast was a no-doubter, and his ability to see the ball deep in the zone might come in handy at spacious Oracle Park.
Devers’ new manager made note of his ability to go opposite field at Fenway, indicating his swing will fit his new park.
“This park kind of plays that way to lefties as well,” Bob Melvin said.
Devers was traded for four players Sunday after spending nearly nine years in a Red Sox uniform. The end of his time in Boston came with some controversy, as he turned down the team’s request to play first base when Triston Casas got injured. Devers also was upset after being moved off third base when the Red Sox signed Alex Bregman during spring training.
Devers has attempted to put the past behind him during multiple media sessions since being traded, but he admitted Friday that he thinks the Red Sox should have shown him more respect.
“I put up some good numbers in Boston, and I feel like I earned some respect,” Devers, who hit 15 homers for Boston this season, said before Friday’s game. “If they would have asked me at the beginning of spring training, yes, I would have played [first].”
While Devers downplayed Saturday’s home run, Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp said he saw a more relaxed player after his first jog around the bases with his new team.
“As soon as he hit it, it almost looked like a weight fell off his shoulders,” Roupp said. “When he hit that ball, you could just see it. We expect many more from him in that area. He’s going to be a huge help.”
Devers received several ovations after hitting the home run, but of course none came from his former teammates. He was asked if there was any interaction with them as he rounded the bases.
“I did not hear anything,” Devers said with a smile. “I was just running the bases and making sure I touched home and get to the dugout.
“There are beautiful fans here in San Francisco, and I’m just enjoying the moment right now.”
Are Eric Dane, Rebecca Gayheart Married? Their Relationship Detailed
One decade after the couple made headlines when a nude video with former Miss Teen USA Kari Ann Peniche was published online, Dane addressed the scandal in a rare interview.
“I often think about that answer I gave. And looking back now, was it a mistake? Absolutely not,” he told Glamour of previously describing the incident as a misstep. “Three consenting adults, one of them being my wife? I wasn’t doing anything wrong.”
He added that his previous comments were “most likely referring to the drug use that was alluded to in the video.”
“And was that a mistake? Again, I don’t necessarily think I was breaking any laws and corrupting anybody,” the Grey’s Anatomy alum said. “We were just three people taking a bath.”
“I didn’t regret it, I have no regrets nor do I make any apologies for my life experience,” he concluded. “It’s my life experience and I’m at peace with all of it.”
After the tape was published in 2009, the couple was forced to take action, and as a result, Dane and Gayheart filed a $1 million copyright infringement against Gawker Media and reportedly settled for upwards of six-figures.
Heatwave eases as rainy weather blows in across parts of UK
Darren Bett
Lead Weather Presenter
PA MediaWind and rain are drifting across the UK, bringing more mild temperatures following a wave of extreme heat, the Met Office said.
It forecast Sunday would feel fresher for most, with sun and scattered showers, and that a weather front was due to push in from the west over Monday evening, bringing a wet end to the weekend.
On Saturday, the UK experienced its hottest day of the year, with temperatures of 33.2C (91.8F) recorded in Charlwood, near Gatwick.
An amber heat health alert covering England, first issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on Thursday, remains in place until 09:00 BST Monday.
An amber alert warns health and social care services are likely to be “significantly” affected by the high temperatures, including through an increase in demand and a rise in deaths particularly among those aged 65 or over or with health conditions.
After the hottest weather of the year on Saturday and some late thunderstorms, Sunday has felt very different. Temperatures are lower and the humidity has dropped.
Temperatures have reached around 27C in southeast England but more cloud is streaming over the UK on a brisk westerly wind that is bringing showers or longer spells of rain to many areas.
The week ahead will remain more unsettled with some rain at times, together with some sunshine. It will still be cooler and fresher than it has been but there will be some very warm weather at times in eastern parts of England.
Monday will see fewer showers and more sunshine. There could be some light and patchy rain on Tuesday.
But later on Wednesday and Wednesday night, muggy air from France means there is the risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms.
This should clear on Thursday with more wet and windy weather for northern areas to end the week with warmth further south.
ReutersDuring Saturday’s extreme heat, passengers on trains in south London had to evacuate after a fault on a train near Loughborough Junction brought all services in the area to a halt.
“Without power and air conditioning on such a hot day, we pulled all resources from across Sussex and Kent to get personnel on site to safely evacuate passengers as quickly as possible along the track,” Thameslink and National Rail said in a statement.
Suffolk was the first area during the recent set of higher temperatures to reach the threshold for a heatwave when it recorded temperatures of over 27C for the third day on Thursday.
For a heatwave to be declared by the Met Office, a threshold temperature needs to be met for at least three consecutive days.
The threshold varies from 25C across the north and west of the UK, to 28C in parts of England.
ejwwest/Weather WatchersLive updates: Hegseth says US not seeking Iran regime change
The Middle East woke up Sunday to news that the U.S. had bombed three Iranian nuclear sites in what President Trump described on Saturday night as a “spectacular military success.” He called on Iran to make a peace deal quickly or warned it would face more attacks.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Dan Caine briefed reporters Sunday morning on U.S. strikes that hit three Iranian nuclear facilities.
President Trump delivered a brief speech Saturday night, calling the operation a “spectacular military success.”
“Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace,” he said in an address to the nation from the East Room of the White House.
The bombs targeted three nuclear sites in Natanz, Esfahan and Fordow, located inside a mountain. Six “bunker buster” bombs were reportedly dropped on Fordow, while more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles were launched at the other two sites.
The bombings put the U.S. directly in Iran’s crosshairs for retaliation and made it an active participant in the Mideast war, which Israel launched with airstrikes against Iran on June 13.
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Best money market account rates today, June 22, 2025 (best account provides 4.41% APY)
Find out how much you could earn with today’s money market account rates. The Federal Reserve cut its target rate three times in 2024. So deposit rates — including money market account (MMA) rates — have started falling. It’s more important than ever to compare MMA rates and ensure you earn as much as possible on your balance.
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The amount of interest you can earn from a money market account depends on the annual percentage rate (APY). This is a measure of your total earnings after one year when considering the base interest rate and how often interest compounds (money market account interest typically compounds daily).
Say you put $1,000 in an MMA at the average interest rate of 0.64% with daily compounding. At the end of one year, your balance would grow to $1,006.42 — your initial $1,000 deposit, plus just $6.42 in interest.
Now let’s say you choose a high-yield money market account that offers 4% APY instead. In this case, your balance would grow to $1,040.81 over the same period, which includes $40.81 in interest.
The more you deposit in a money market account, the more you stand to earn. If we took our same example of a money market account at 4% APY, but deposit $10,000, your total balance after one year would be $10,408.08, meaning you’d earn $408.08 in interest.